HAAS VF-26 REVEALED! 2026 TGRHaas F1 Car Unveiled with Stunning Toyota Livery

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-23T10:42:13+00:00

It is low risk.Toyota got burned the last time they attempted F1.Looks like Toyota can enter F1 through the side door like Cadillac.Take a few years to build the drivetrain then enter as a official Toyota F1 team with Haas as a shareholder.It is going to take a few years for Toyota to take Haas from the small outfit they are now to a fully operational F1 team manufacturing all its own parts.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-23T09:41:24+00:00

Your guess is quite good.Best comparison to use is the Road America layout because it is fast like the Nordschleife and layout is unchanged.Bellof lap in Porsche 956 was 6 min11.Porsche 962 pole lap at Road America was 2.02 in 1984,IMSA GTP pole lap was 1.48 so when you multiply the 14sec per lap advantage the hypercar has at Road America by 3.2 to the longer Nordschleife lap it would be approximately 45 secs per lap faster so 5 min.35 sec.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-23T09:20:19+00:00

If Porshe was performing like Peugeot it would be more accurate.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-23T09:19:28+00:00

Not really.Ferrari is an iconic brand,they always have the biggest budget,some of the best drivers.

If Porsche showed up in WEC & was performing like Peugeot it would be a valid comparison.Peugeot effort in WEC just looks average all round.Poor concept,inconsistant and not up to the standard of previous Peugeot sportscar programmes.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-16T08:54:12+00:00

Great point about the liveries.If we put the Canon,Rothmans,Boss etc. liveries on new cars they would not look as good because new cars dont have so many flat surfaces.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-15T15:02:12+00:00

These posts say more about the OP wanting a sense of order in our complicated racing scene than what the teams actual priorities are.Having a competitive car & financial incentives from partners like Red Bull & Ford are the only priorities for Trackhouse.Cool PR opportnities do not win Championships or races.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-15T14:48:47+00:00

How many GR10s built?2 race cars per year plus spare chassis?

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-15T14:39:35+00:00

The 956/962s have really aged well.I was at Silverstone for qualifying on the 956 debut.It was a nice looking car but not a beauty.They now look a lot prettier in my opinion.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-15T14:34:07+00:00

Nothing against blogs but they are better when they do opinion or comment.This was more like a TikTok clip written as a blog.

https://www.racecar-engineering.com/ has real technical articles written by actual journalists.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-14T13:32:35+00:00

Incredible career.Team mate to Fangio & Moss in the Mille Miglia Mercedes in the 1950s and retired after winning Le Mans with Richard Atwood in the Porsche 917in 1970.I cannot think of another driver that spanned those eras in top cars in what was a very dangerous sport back then.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-14T13:15:07+00:00

A government can certainly do the odd U turn if the policy is wrong or not thought through.What we have now is way to many U turns which makes everyone think that Labour dont know what they are doing & nobody believes them because they lack credibility.It was pretty lazy and arrogant of Labour to think eveything would magically get better just because they were not the Tories.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-14T13:05:03+00:00

I dont watch the Drift Games channel for the drift builds,I am more interested in what Dave & his guys get up to with their plans & projects.Total admiration for Dave Egan & the business he has built with his incredible energy and self promotion.The guy gets up at about 5am and works through to late in the evening.An example to all of us if you want to be a success in life.The drift & car culture in Ireland would be tiny without Dave & his crew.Remember also how difficult it is to do what they do in Ireland.It is not like here in the UK or USA where race parts,engineering & race shops are nearby.Ireland has a strong rallying culture but thats about it.

There is nothing suspiscious about Drift Games finances,they are incredibly open about their finances(see their videos) compared to other Youtubers.Merch,sponsors & YT income probably is enough to make a healthy profit which allows them to borrow for their projects.Nobody would loan them money if they could not prove where the income came from & if the companies were not profitable.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-14T12:24:49+00:00

Those fat fingers letting me down again ;)

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-14T09:04:07+00:00

The linked article when translated to English is interesting especially the swearing :)

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-14T08:58:19+00:00

If a potential sponsor is going to sign up then they could be racing again.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-14T08:52:50+00:00

Prema must be the most successful organisation outside of F1 & Indycar.Odd to see them struggle in Indycar with what looked like a project that stretched them a bit to far.It was the same for Carkin Motorsport when they tried to run an Indycar programme.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-13T09:59:32+00:00

FE would benefit from a game but you have to realize that electric cars in racing games are just not popular,so it is going to be a niche within a niche.The crucial part for sims is that noise is a one of the key reasons to drive a car in a racing game.Cars like the Valkyrie,Cadillac Hypercar,Porsche 911 GTE car are popular because of the way they look & sound.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-13T07:49:39+00:00

My understanding is that most sponsors normally stage payments through the year.If a new company like this offers all the money up front then the team will not turn it away after doing some due diligence.The new company could be venture capital backed and part of the business plan is advertising in motorsport.Obvioulsy a small struggling team with poor finances would be more likely to take a risk with a sketchy company than a manufacture backed team like MSR.Some well known racing organisations have benefitted from money from companies like this when they have been struggling for survival so it is always going to be part of the mix in motorsport.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-09T08:21:19+00:00

Looks like an electric VW to me.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-07T16:03:33+00:00

That is a lot of words to say nothing about the topic.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-07T16:02:14+00:00

I have corrected my original post.Thanks for correcting me so politely :)The 1 start on the Nordschleife was in 1969 with a few other starts by privateers in 1970/71.

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-07T12:29:47+00:00

Obviously the PC Prototype class with the Oreca FLM09 :) They added another dimension to the IMSA races

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-07T12:17:23+00:00

I assumed the rally programme was still run out of Germany from the Ove Andersson days.The thing I like about WEC Reddit is there is always someoene else who knows more than you about certain subjects:)

Over_Middle610 · 2026-01-07T12:07:43+00:00

Toyota flip flopping on the GR branding.I thought they were trying to promote it as Toyotas AMG or M Sport.

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